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. >>> federal agents arrested dozens of medical professionals in a nationwide sweep of alleged medicare sweep. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: the medicare fraud strike force took aim at 91 defendants including doctors and nurses in one of the largest health care fraud busts. arrests were made in baton rouge, brooklyn, chicago, dallas, houston, los angeles and miami. the charges involve allege treatment and services that were eater medically unnecessary or in some cases never actually provided. the u.s. attorney general says the fraud amounts to nearly $430 million in false billings. >> the total includes over $to 30 million in home health care fraud, more than $100 million in mental health care fraud and approximately $49 million in ambulancing transportation fraud. >> reporter: prosecutors say alpha ambulance in los angeles is responsible for the whopping transportation fraud, four top people in the company were arrested. >> can someone there speak to us about the four that were arrested from your business? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: according to the indictment two of the def
. >>> federal agents arrested dozens of medical professionals in a nationwide sweep of alleged medicare sweep. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: the medicare fraud strike force took aim at 91 defendants including doctors and nurses in one of the largest health care fraud busts. arrests were made in baton rouge, brooklyn, chicago, dallas, houston, los angeles and miami. the charges involve allege treatment and services that were eater medically unnecessary or in some cases never...
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both had differences on a variety of issues, including taxes, the deficit, health care and medicare. >> mitt romney said the. has been misrepresenting his plans for what he would do. the president said romney hasn't given any specifics so no one would know what he would do. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the first presidential debate started with a hand shake and a romantic moment. >> 20 years ago i became the luckiest man on earth because michele obama agreed to marry me. >> congratulations, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this is the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. >> everything you said about my tax plan is inaccurate. if the plan he described were a tax plan i was asked to support, i would say absolutely not. i'm not looking for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> for 18 months you've been running on this tax plan. now five weeks before the election, he's saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> the theme of the debate for president obama appeared to be that romney's plans lack specifics. >> the reason that governor romney is keeping all these p
both had differences on a variety of issues, including taxes, the deficit, health care and medicare. >> mitt romney said the. has been misrepresenting his plans for what he would do. the president said romney hasn't given any specifics so no one would know what he would do. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the first presidential debate started with a hand shake and a romantic moment. >> 20 years ago i became the luckiest man on earth because michele obama agreed to marry...
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today medicare starts changing the way it does business. the agency will begin fining hospitals that has too many patients return within 40 days because of complications. it could affect 2,200 facilities and the average fine would be about $125,000. and an auction featuring the most famous outlaws in history raked in more than a million dollars. bonnie and clyde went down in a hail of gunfire, bonnie parker had a .38 taped to her thigh. clyde had a .45 in his waist. yesterday the guns were auctioned off to the same bidder for a total of $524,000. >> ashley morrison here in new york. up next your monday morning weather and in sports a bizarre pre-game collision knocks down redskin starters and knocks them out of the game against the bucs. pre-game collision knocks down redskin starters and knocks them out of the game against the bucs. ♪ [ dog barking ] ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but your basic paper towel can handle them. especially if that towel is bounty basic. the towel that's durable and scrubbable. in this
today medicare starts changing the way it does business. the agency will begin fining hospitals that has too many patients return within 40 days because of complications. it could affect 2,200 facilities and the average fine would be about $125,000. and an auction featuring the most famous outlaws in history raked in more than a million dollars. bonnie and clyde went down in a hail of gunfire, bonnie parker had a .38 taped to her thigh. clyde had a .45 in his waist. yesterday the guns were...